Saltillo Airport

Saltillo Airport, officially Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe, IATA: SLW, ICAO: MMIO), is an airport located at Ramos Arizpe in the state of Coahuila in Mexico. It serves the metropolitan area of Saltillo–Ramos Arizpe, also served by nearby Monterrey International Airport and Del Norte International Airport.

Saltillo Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Saltillo
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAdministradora Coahuilense de Infraestructura y Transporte Aéreo
ServesSaltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
LocationRamos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico
Hub forAeronaves TSM
Elevation AMSL4,778 ft / 1,456 m
Coordinates25°32′58″N 100°55′43″W
Map
SLW is located in Coahuila
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SLW is located in Mexico
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 2,897 9,506 Asphalt
03/21
Closed		 1,058 3,471 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Total passengers4,665
Ranking in Mexico53rd Decrease 1
Source: Administradora Coahuilense de Infraestructura y Transporte Aéreo

There are no longer any scheduled passenger public operations at the airport. The main role of the airport today is cargo flights with international service to U.S. airports. It is the main hub for the cargo airline Aeronaves TSM. It also supports general aviation flights. Airlines that served Saltillo at some point included Mexicana, MexicanaClick, Aeromexico Connect,[1][2] Continental Express, Taesa, Aeromar, TAR and BAX Global.

Facilities
SLW diagram
Airside

The airport features a passenger terminal built in 1987. The terminal offers a ticketing and check-in area, customs and migration facilities, baggage claim areas, and a cafeteria. It gained international category designation in 1987. It handled 4,665 passengers in 2021,[3] and 3,593 passengers in 2020 according to Administradora Coahuilense de Infraestructura y Transporte Aéreo.

The airport sits at an elevation of 4,778 feet (1,456 m) above mean sea level. It has one main runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,897 by 45 metres (9,505 ft × 148 ft).[4] A second runway (now closed) was designated 03/21 and had an asphalt surface measuring 1,058 by 45 metres (3,471 ft × 148 ft). It is operated by Administradora Coahuilense de Infraestructura y Transporte Aéreo.

Airlines and destinations

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
Aeronaves TSM Brownsville, El Paso, Greensboro, Laredo
DHL Express Detroit, San Antonio

Accidents

On July 6, 2008, USA Jet Airlines flight 199, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15, crashed at 2:15 a.m. as the freighter approached the airport. The flight originated in Hamilton, Ontario, and stopped in Shreveport, Louisiana, en route to Saltillo. The crash killed the pilot and injured the co-pilot, who suffered severe burns.[5][6]

On September 15, 2022, an Aeronaves TSM Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner XA-UMW took off from Runway 15 at Saltillo, climbed to approximately 800 feet AGL and experienced an engine failure and extreme vibrations from the right hand engine. The aircraft subsequently made a forced landing 2.4nm north of the airport. The flight-crew were taken to hospital for a checkup but were promptly discharged. The aircraft received substantial damage.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. "Aeroméxico return flights Saltillo-Mexico City" (in Spanish). Grupo Milenio. December 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  2. "Aeromexico cancels flights from Saltillo to CdMx" (in Spanish). Grupo Milenio. October 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  3. "Estadística de Aviación Comercial Regular y Fletamento en diversos productos. Fuentes de información Aerolíneas y Grupos Aeroportuarios".
  4. "Airport Saltillo".
  5. "American pilot killed in cargo jet crash in Mexico". CNN. 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
  6. Hradecky, Simon (2008-07-06). "Crash: USA Jet Airlines DC91 at Saltillo on Jul 6th 2008, crashed short of the runway". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
  7. "Accident: TSM SW4 at Saltillo on Sep 15th 2022, forced landing after engine problems". avherald.com. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  8. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III XA-UMW Ramos Arizpe". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
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